11 January 2023, Brandenburg, Drebkau: The winter mushroom oyster mushroom grows on a tree stump in a forest. Between November and February, you can find some species in search of edible mushrooms, knows mushroom consultant Lutz Helbig from Drebkau (Spree-Neisse). "True winter mushrooms need a cold stimulus to grow, i.e. temperatures around freezing point. Below 0 degrees, they stop growing and just stay put until it gets a few degrees warmer again." This winter, Helbig says the chances are good to fill the basket. You can find the species on deciduous trees, for example in parks. (to dpa: "High season for winter mushrooms – tasty on dead deciduous trees") Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa/ZB (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
